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looks like Salmson 2A2 aircrafts

The date mark in the top right seems to show 12/13/24. As a note, this date aligns with the publishing of Lowell Thomas' "The First World Flight", covering the 1924 World Flyer's, who circumnavigated the world between March 17 and September 28. Thomas published parts of his book in newspapers, and in mid-December it covered the period in Japan, including greetings with the Imperial Japanese Navy officers after they landed in Tokyo in May 1924. An example of Thomas' diary being published: Casper daily tribune. [volume] (Casper, Wyo.), 14 Dec. 1924. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86072160/1924-12-14/ed-...) Lowell Thomas (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Thomas) "The First World Flight" (archive.org/details/firstworldflight0000thom)

Thanks Luc Brocard and Dean Z. We'll add the plane type and the date on the negative.

This is backside of Namdaemun Gate (남대문), one of the Eight Gates of Seoul. As per Wikipedia: Officially known as the Sungnyemun, is one of the Eight Gates in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon dynasty. The gate is located in Jung-gu between Seoul Station and Seoul Plaza, with the historic 24-hour Namdaemun market next to the gate. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eight_Gates_of_Seoul en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namdaemun

Was this photo taken in 1910, when the entire Korean Peninsula had become another colony of Japan?

This picture ran in The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.), July 30, 1916, oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-07-30/ed-1/se...

Thanks Art, we'll narrow down the date range based on the article you found. Also, I couldn't resist looking up what the flag in the center of the photo stand for. It's the flag of the Japanese Army's First Battalion.